Let me start off by saying I have put together many items from all types of furniture to toys etc. so when I say this thing was a nightmare to put together, believe it. The instructions were unclear pics that left you not knowing which end is up. Had I known this would be so difficult I would have left it in the warehouse. It does scratch easily, I noticed when installing one of the trillion nails required to assemble it. That said, after completing it, I was satisfied that the end product looked like the pic. So for that I am giving it 3 stars. Assembly gets zero stars.